Reason why I am asking, trainers who play the condition game will play around to get their horse into a better class or know what their horse stands for future classification......

As a bettor, if you feel that a horse winning in a class will have no bearing in either moving up in class OR not being post handicapped, that would factor into how you may handicap. But if the rules from the secretary will change from week to week like a fart in the wind --- then what can horsemen and customers depend on ?

Not all winners got moved up back in the day, and this instance, in a race segregated by sex, may simply reflect that there is (presently) not enough female horseflesh to FILL a class above A-2. Has anyone seen an FM race there of a higher class?

It isnt 1972 and there isnt 25K betting a night. Good theory though. surprised you dont want to go back to 7 out of 10 boat races a night then....I mean, thats what was happening in NY in the game's greatest years wasnt it?

This system is good for the bettors but it's horrible for the owners of the horses. If you finish 4th, 5th or 6th range then you are going to be meddled in the same class forever and are never going to make any money. Wait until all the tracks are open they aren't going to have any horses because no one is going to want to race there.

It isnt 1972 and there isnt 25K betting a night. Good theory though. surprised you dont want to go back to 7 out of 10 boat races a night then....I mean, thats what was happening in NY in the game's greatest years wasnt it?

It isnt 1972 and there isnt 25K betting a night. Good theory though. surprised you dont want to go back to 7 out of 10 boat races a night then....I mean, thats what was happening in NY in the game's greatest years wasnt it?

Worked great in NY for a very along time. As soon as they went to condioned racing NY racing went down the drain where it remains. Great move by Gural

this system is why we have so many long shots early in the meet. how do really group horses from all those different tracks. I notice horses that raced in the same class at other tracks being placed in several different classes. I guess when we had a few races in and the results are there we will get more clarity.

this system is why we have so many long shots early in the meet. how do really group horses from all those different tracks. I notice horses that raced in the same class at other tracks being placed in several different classes. I guess when we had a few races in and the results are there we will get more clarity.

The Rideau Carleton post 18 shipper with the no-name driver would've been a bomb in any condition or class imaginable.